The Portland daily press., 1887-06-22
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culled out the forest Is primeval. The ordi-
nary citizen Of the State Of Maine has very
likely read more and heard more Of the jun
giles OF the Congo than Of the region Of myT-
iads OF waving tree tops, glittering lakes and
bold mountains through which the Canadian
Pacific track Is 10 be laid. After II has crossed
our Western border this track will pass
along the shore Of Holeb Pond, beautiful
sheet OF water, for three or four miles; then
along Atten Pond for four or five miles; then
along the rapids Of Moose River for six
miles, 70 Long Pond, along whose beautiful
shore the track will be laid for six miles
Scores Of streams full Of fish and mountains
haunted by moose. caribou and deer have
been passed, and the road Is approaching
Moosehead Lake But the most picturesque
part OF the route yet Is TO be passed-Misery
Notch. This notch, the engineers say, Is the
only gateway in the mountain wall, and had
u not been for this pass the whole location Of
the road would Of necessity have been given
up. As II Is, the entrance Is narrow enough,
OF breadth barely sufficient for the track.
Misery Stream flows through this notch, and
ABOVE lts waters the rocks on each side tower
PERPENDICULAR FoR2O0 OR 300 FEET
according to the estimate Of the railroad men.
One OF the young Canadian engineers who
saw Misery Notch in Autumn speaks enthu-
siastically of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS beau
ty and magnifcence Of the spot.
Misery Notch once passed. the Canadian
Pacific trains viii speed along to the Western
Outlet, and then 10 the Eastern Outlet where
the prodigal Lake lavishes her waters upon
the spendthrlft Kennebec. The beginnings
OF the Kennebec once crossed, the trains will
then roll for twelve miles along the shore Of
MOOsehead Lake. In full view, across the
water win be Mount Kineo, and the Spencer
Mountains, the Lily Bay Mountains aud
more distant katahdin, while from the win
dows OF the other side Of the car Squaw
Mountain may be seen. giving early twilight
to the scene. When Greenville Is reached
the road strikes of through region better
known but hardly less picturesque, where Il
passes along Wilson stream, Greenwood
stream and Pond. along Ship Pond, Benson
Pond, across Roaring Brook, across the Ka-
tahdin Iron works Railway, three miles
above Brownville. by Great Sch0Odie Lake.
Hardy Pond, South Branch Lake. and finally
across the Penobscot at Mattawamkeag, af-
ter passing through more than
HUNDRED MILES OF MAINE WOODS,
where nature has tempered her wildness by
rare combination Of forest and lake.
Kineo, perhaps, viii be the metropolis OF
leisure In this region OF many pleasant re-
sorts that the new railroad Is opening up.
There are many reasons why 1t should be
so. lt Is about midway Of the Lake, the
scenery Is remarkable, and the facilities for
making excursions to many interesting re-
gions are numerous. There will be the Ca
madam Pacific leading 10 the ponds and
streams to the East and West; there is Moose
River, leading 10 Brassua Lake-an easy and
pleasant excursion; and finally, f0r the more
adventurous, there Is a watery highway ex-
tending through leagues Of unbroken wilder
ness, far into AroOstook county and the
woods Of Canada The West Branch Of the
Penobscot flows within two miles of the head
OF Moosehead Lake, so that after a short
carry the tourist may launch his canoe into
waters that will carry him TO Chesuncook
Lake, by the foot of Katahdin mountain, and
ON to Pemadumcook Umbejelis, and Milli-
nocket IL he still keeps on he may pass over
Quakish Lake and come TO the junction sf
the East and West Branch Of the Penobscot.
by passing up the East Branch he.may reach
the
HEADwATERs OF THY A.1NnzwScsE
river. and so COME out into the settled region
around Presque Isle and Caribou. Or II the
tourist, when he reaches Chesuneook, pre-
fers to cross the portage TO Chamberlain
Lake he may pass into the headwaters Of the
ADegash river. and floating northward
through the unlnhabited forest, will, In a few
days, find himself floating on the st. John
by the homes Of the Madawaska French, and
fully hundred miles from the gay society Of
Kineo.
The dwellers on Moosehead Lake expect
that the line Of the Canadian Pacific will, so
far as time and expense are concerned, put
them within as easy reach Of Chicago as they
now are Of Boston or Philadelphia. At pres
ent the patronage Of the Kineo House Is
largely from Philadelphia. Another season.,
when the railroad shall be completed there
Is prospect Of many improvements about the
Lake to accommodate greater number Of
tourists.